holders Real Madrid in
their first Champions
League campaign for five
years.
Two of the tournament's
most decorated clubs, with 15
titles between them, were
pulled out together in Group
B at the draw in Monaco.
Swiss champions Basel and
Bulgaria's Ludogorets
Razgrad, who qualified for
the group stage for the first
time thanks to two shoot-out saves from
emergency goalkeeper Cosmin Moti, are the other
teams in the group.
England's other three
representatives, meanwhile,
will all meet the same
German opposition as last
year.
Manchester City and Bayern
Munich make up Group E
with CSKA Moscow and
Roma, while Chelsea join
Schalke, Sporting Lisbon and Maribor of Slovenia
in Group G.
Arsenal are again drawn with Borussia
Dortmund, with Galatasaray and Belgium's
Anderlecht completing Group D.
Liverpool chief executive Ian
Ayre admitted that he was
particularly looking forward
to the two games against Real
Madrid .
He told Sky Sports News HQ:
"I am pleased. They are all
tough groups but it is
particularly special to have
Real Madrid in the group.
"We respect everyone but obviously have some
great memories of games against Real Madrid, so
I think it makes for a great competition for us."
Responding to Man City's
draw, their director of
football Txiki Begiristain
said: "It's a very, very, tough
group. They are very strong
teams.
When asked if he felt City
had the hardest group, he
replied: "I think so. It's
spectacular all the clubs try
to play good football. It will
be an amazing group."
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